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Canoerebel -> RE: One Weird Battle (1/19/2011 11:35:01 PM)
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10/27/42
Battle of Poona: In a 16:1 shock attack, the Allies routed three IJA divisons at Poona. The rout is on. Most of the Allied armor reinforced by some infantry will pursue the defeated enemy, which fortunately for Brad took the optimum route of retreat down the good road toward the IJ port at Goa. Assuming Allied air can slow down the retreating units, the Allies should pulverize the badly mauled remants of the three divisions. For full combat report on this battle, see below.
Second Stack Isolated: This defeat means a second IJA stack of about three divisions, that had taken an interior, yellow trail after retreating from Jalagon weeks ago, is not almost certain to be cut off by the Allies. Most of the Allied infantry at Poona, supported by two small armored units, will advance one hex to the SE on a good road. Upon arriving in two days, the IJA stack to the north is isolated. Therefore, it appears that at least six and perhaps as many as eight IJA divisions face anhiliation. This is the big breakthrough and victory the Allies sought.
The results of the Battle of Poona:
Ground combat at Poona (36,26)
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 135292 troops, 1949 guns, 3450 vehicles, Assault Value = 5162
Defending force 39317 troops, 405 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 1205
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Allied adjusted assault: 4224
Japanese adjusted defense: 251
Allied assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 1)
Allied forces CAPTURE Poona !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), preparation(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
Japanese ground losses:
9414 casualties reported
Squads: 339 destroyed, 214 disabled
Non Combat: 477 destroyed, 234 disabled
Engineers: 77 destroyed, 12 disabled
Guns lost 204 (197 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Vehicles lost 172 (165 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units retreated 6
Allied ground losses:
3654 casualties reported
Squads: 11 destroyed, 325 disabled
Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 578 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 29 disabled
Vehicles lost 251 (11 destroyed, 240 disabled)
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